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Listening comprehension by Martin Ehrensberger

Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page PRE-LISTENING TASK 1: a) Matching 2 b) Discussion 3 c) Ranking 3 d) Writing 3 e) Presentations 4 f) Mind Map 4 g) Survey 5 TASK 2: a) Describing pictures 6 b) Discussion 6 c) Mind Map 7 d) Pro/Contra Discussion 8 VOCABULARY TASK 1: Word Salad 8 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TASK 1: Completing sentences 9 TASK 2: Error spotting 10 READING COMPREHENSION TASK 1: Mediation 11 TASK 2: Reordering the text 12 TASK 3: Guided writing 13 POST-LISTENING Full text 13 Answer Key 14 Sources 17

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PRE-LISTENING TASK 1: a) Are you a series junkie? Matching: Combine the names or pictures of some of the most popular series on Netflix 2017 (1-10) with their main characters (a-j) and the names of the actors or actresses (A-J).

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PIC 3 5: Dear White 6: House of 4: Stranger People Cards Things

7: Narcos 8: Daredevil 9: The Crown

10: 13 Reasons Why

a) Eleven b) Frank c) Dev Shah d) Princess e) Piper Underwood Elizabeth Chapman f) Matt Murdock / g) Kimberly h) Tessa i) Pablo Escobar j) Clay Jensen Daredevil Cougar “Kimmy” Thompson Schmidt”

A) Wagner B) Samantha C) Claire Foy D) Charlie Cox E) Aziz Ansari Moura White F) Millie Bobby G) Dylan H) Taylor I) Ellie Kemper J) Kevin Spacey Brown Minnette Schilling

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b) Discussion Discuss the following questions with your partner first and then in class.

- Do you know all the series in the previous task? If so, which ones do you know, which have you already seen? - The series have one thing in common. What might it be? - Have you got a favourite series? If so, tell your partner about it. Have you got a favourite actor or actress in general? - What do you prefer? Watching series or movies? c) Ranking What are your three favourite TV series? Where (eg TV, Netflix) and when do/did you watch it? Create your personal ranking first. Then compare and discuss it with your partner. Then create a class ranking. Always try to give reasons for your choices.

RANKING 1. ______Reason: ______

Where/When: ______2. ______Reason: ______Where/When: ______

3. ______Reason: ______

Where/When: ______

d) Writing Write a short summary about the plot of your favourite series. Read it to your partner. Your partner has to guess which of the three series in the previous tasks your summary describes. Then read your summary aloud in class and discuss the series it describes.

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______Presentations

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e) Presentations Divide your class into groups. Each group picks one of the following series.

1: Master of None 2: Orange is the 3: Unbreakable New Black Kimmy Schmidt

4: Stranger 5: Dear White 6: House of Things People Cards

7: Narcos 8: Daredevil 9: The Crown

10: 13 Reasons Why

Try to include the following aspects:

general facts plot production cast episodes what the critics say

Create a PowerPoint presentation with pictures and videos. Duration: 5-10 minutes

f) Mind Map Find possible reasons and create a mind map. Discuss your ideas in class. Create a ranking with the top-5 reasons mentioned.

Why do so many people watch series?

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SURVEY: Carry out a survey on series in class and among your teachers.

SURVEY ON SERIES

You are:

 male  female Your age: ______

What do you prefer?

 films  series  news  documentaries  other: ______

Do you like watching series in general?  yes, because ______ no, because ______

How often do you watch series?  daily  once a week  once a month  never  other: ______

What is your favourite time to watch series? ______

Where do you watch series?

 TV  DVD  YouTube  Netflix  Amazon Video  iTunes

 other: ______

What do you think of streaming services such as Netflix or Amazon Video? Write your opinion in a few sentences.

______

How much do you think is fair to pay for a video streaming service?

______

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TASK 2: a) Describe the pictures to each other without showing them to each other.

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b) Discussion Discuss the following questions with your partner first and then in class. Always try to give reasons and explanations.

 What similarities and differences can you see in the two pictures?  Have you ever been to a film set? Would like to visit a film studio?  Would you like to be a professional actor or actress?

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c) Mind Map Find possible reasons and create a mind map. Discuss your ideas in class. Create a ranking with the top-5 mentioned reasons.

What advantages do video-streaming platforms have, compared to normal TV?

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Why do many children and teenagers dream of becoming a series or movie star like Millie Bobby Brown?

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d) Pro-/Con-Discussion.

Find five pros and five cons and discuss them with your partner first and then in class. Statement A: Video-streaming is the future and watching series on an ordinary TV is almost dead.

PROS CONS ______

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Amazon Prime Video or Netflix should be free for everybody like YouTube.

PROS CONS

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VOCABULARY TASK 1: Word Salad Read the definitions below and find the nouns, adjectives or adverbs in the grid.

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adjective for something that cannot be explained by the laws of science and that seems to involve gods or magic used to introduce a new topic, or some extra information, or a question that you have just thought of extremely good; excellent without delay a person who pays money, usually once a year, to receive regular copies of a magazine or newspaper in a way that is very similar or takes place at the same time a short performance given by an actor, a singer, etc., so that somebody can decide whether they are suitable to act in a play, sing in a concert, etc. a cause or an explanation for something that has happened or that somebody has done a person who has made or invented a particular thing suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future excellent; of very good quality needing sleep; ready to go to sleep the activity or profession of performing in plays, films/movies, etc the ability to do something well to look at somebody/something in an angry way the actors who play the different parts in a film/movie, play, etc extremely large in size or amount; great in degree

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TASK 1: Listen to the text and complete the sentences. You can only write two to six words for your answer; one word isn’t enough. a) The series, which is set in the 1980s, is about a horrible parallel world inhabited by terrifying monsters that has a gateway in a ______. b) Millie said that instead of using words, she had to “talk with her eyes and face” – ______. c) Millie first showed it at her audition for the show, and the creators of the series immediately knew she was______. d) The family then moved to Los Angeles so Millie could follow ______. e) She has also said that she’d really like to be in ______.

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TASK 2: click: key Listen to the text and correct the mistakes. If a line is correct, put a tick () in the space provided at the beginning of each line. Otherwise correct it.

At just 14, Millie Bobby Brown is a world-famous actress. The British teenager came to fame through her role in the Netflix science fiction-horror series ‘Stranger Kings’. The series, which is set in the 1980s, is about a horrible parallel world inhabited by terrifying monsters that has a gateway in a creepy little town in Indiana. ‘Stranger Things’ has been a huge hit with Netflix subscribers, not least because of Millie Bobby Brown’s superb acting. She plays Eleven, a young girl with supernatural powers who escapes from an ominous research facility. As she has lived in isolation, Eleven cannot preach very much. The actress said in an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres show that she only had “about 24 lines” in the first series, adding, “not that I’ve counted.” That makes the part especially difficult. Millie said that instead of using words, she had to “talk with her eyes and face” – which she does brilliantly. Not surprisingly, Millie Bobby Brown has received awards for her role. Last year, she won the MTV award for best actor in a show. Together with the rest of the chest – who are also really good, incidentally – she won the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award for an outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series. The Duffer Brothers, who write, direct and produce ‘Stranger Things’ are also full of raise. Matt Duffer told Variety: “We have yet to give her something that she’s unable to do.” Eleven has a special glare when she exercises her supernatural powers. Millie first showed it at her audition for the show, and the creators of the series immediately view she was the right person for the part. Despite her acting skill, Millie Bobby Brown has had hardly any professional training. She got into acting when her parents moved the family – she also has a brother and two sisters – to Orlando, Florida from Bournemouth in the south of England for business reasons. Millie started taking part in an acting workshop at weekends and was spotted by a talent scout. The family then cruised to Los Angeles so Millie could follow her beam of becoming an actress. She landed a role as a guest star in the fantasy drama series ‘Once Upon a Time in Wonderland’, and also appeared in the hospital drama series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. But Eleven was the role that gave her her pig break. Now she has got some new projects lined up. She is even going to work as a producer, with a new film franchise based on the Enola Holmes books by US author Nancy Springer. That will make her one of the youngest-ever film producers. Millie will also play the heart of Enola, Sherlock Holmes’s younger sister. In 2019, the talented teen will be back with monsters again, when she appears in her first feature film, ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’. She has also said that she’d really like to be in a ‘Star Wars’ movie one day.

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READING COMPREHENSION click: key

TASK 1: Beantworten Sie die folgenden Fragen stichpunktartig auf Deutsch. Es sind keine ganzen Sätze notwendig, aber ein Wort genügt nicht als Antwort. a) Wie wurde Millie Bobby Brown zu einer weltbekannten Schauspielerin? ______b) Wovon handelt die Serie “Stranger Things”? ______c) Was macht die Rolle von Millie Bobby Brown besonders anspruchsvoll? ______d) Aus welchem Grund bekam sie 2017 den Actors Guild Award? ______e) Wie kam Millie Bobby Brown zum Schauspiel? Was ist der familiäre Hintergrund? ______f) Welche Projekte hat Millie Bobby Brown noch in Aussicht? ______

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TASK 2: The text has been mixed up in several parts. Put them in the correct order. Only the beginning and the ending are given.

click: key Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown

The talented young actress has hardly any professional training.

By Moya Irvine

The Duffer Brothers, who write, direct and produce ‘Stranger Things’ are also full of praise. Matt Duffer told Variety: “We have yet to give her something that she’s unable to do.” Eleven has a special glare when she exercises her supernatural powers. Mollie first showed it at her audition for the show, and the creators of the series immediately knew she was the right person for the part. The family then moved to Los Angeles so Millie could follow her dream of becoming an actress. She landed a role as a guest star in the fantasy drama series ‘Once Upon a Time in Wonderland’, and also appeared in the hospital drama series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. But Eleven was the role that gave her her big break.Now she has got some new projects lined up. She is even going to work as a producer, with a new film franchise based on the Enola Holmes books by US author Nancy Springer. That makes the part especially difficult. Millie said that instead of using words, she had to “talk with her eyes and face” – which she does brilliantly. Not surprisingly, Millie Bobby Brown has received awards for her role. Last year, she won the MTV award for best actor in a show. Together with the rest of the cast – who are also really good, incidentally – she won the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award for an outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series. She plays Eleven, a young girl with supernatural powers who escapes from an ominous research facility. As she has lived in isolation, Eleven cannot speak very much. The actress said in an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres show that she only had “about 42 lines” in the first series, adding, “not that I’ve counted.” Despite her acting skill, Millie Bobby Brown has had hardly any professional training. She got into acting when her parents moved the family – she also has a brother and two sisters – to Orlando, Florida from Bournemouth in the south of England for business reasons. Millie started taking part in an acting workshop at weekends and was spotted by a talent scout.

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TASK 3: Guided writing

Write an email to your English penfriend about Netflix and your favourite series. Include the following aspects:

 Positive aspects of Netflix  Negative aspects of Netflix  Your favourite series on Netflix  Personal opinion about Netflix and your favourite series

Write about 200 words.

Full text:

Profile: ‘Stranger Things’ star Mollie Bobby Brown

The talented young actress has hardly any professional training.

By Moya Irvine

At just 14, Millie Bobby Brown is a world-famous actress. The British teenager came to fame through her role in the Netflix science fiction-horror series ‘Stranger Things’. The series, which is set in the 1980s, is about a horrible parallel world inhabited by terrifying monsters that has a gateway in a sleepy little town in Indiana. ‘Stranger Things’ has been a huge hit with Netflix subscribers, not least because of Millie Bobby Brown’s superb acting. She plays Eleven, a young girl with supernatural powers who escapes from an ominous research facility. As she has lived in isolation, Eleven cannot speak very much. The actress said in an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres show that she only had “about 42 lines” in the first series, adding, “not that I’ve counted.” That makes the part especially difficult. Millie said that instead of using words, she had to “talk with her eyes and face” – which she does brilliantly. Not surprisingly, Millie Bobby Brown has received awards for her role. Last year, she won the MTV award for best actor in a show. Together with the rest of the cast – who are also really good, incidentally – she won the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award for an outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series. The Duffer Brothers, who write, direct and produce ‘Stranger Things’ are also full of praise. Matt Duffer told Variety: “We have yet to give her something that she’s unable to do.” Eleven has a special glare when she exercises her supernatural powers. Mollie first showed it at her audition for the show, and the creators of the series immediately knew she was the right person for the part. Despite her acting skill, Millie Bobby Brown has had hardly any professional training. She got into acting when her parents moved the family – she also has a brother and two sisters – to Orlando, Florida from Bournemouth in the south of England for business reasons. Millie started taking part in an acting workshop at weekends and was spotted by a talent scout. The family then moved to Los Angeles so Millie could follow her dream of becoming an actress. She landed a role as a guest star in the fantasy drama series ‘Once Upon a Time in Wonderland’, and also appeared in the hospital drama series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. But Eleven was the role that gave her her big break.Now she has got some new projects lined up. She is even going to work as a producer, with a new film franchise based on the Enola Holmes books by US author Nancy Springer. That will make her one of the youngest-ever film producers. Millie will also play the part of Enola, Sherlock Holmes’s younger sister. In 2019, the talented teen will be back with monsters again, when she appears in her first feature film, ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’. She has also said that she’d really like to be in a ‘Star Wars’ movie one day.

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ANSWER KEY

PRE-LISTENING

TASK 1 a) Are you a series junkie?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 c e g a g b i f d j E H I F B J A D C G

VOCABULARY

TASK 1:

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TASK 1: a) sleepy little town in Indiana. b) which she does brilliantly c) the right person for the part d) her dream of becoming an actress e) a ‘Star Wars’ movie one day

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TASK 2:

 At just 14, Millie Bobby Brown is a world-famous actress. The British teenager came to Things fame through her role in the Netflix science fiction-horror series ‘Stranger Kings’. The  series, which is set in the 1980s, is about a horrible parallel world inhabited by terrifying sleepy monsters that has a gateway in a creepy little town in Indiana. ‘Stranger Things’ has been  a huge hit with Netflix subscribers, not least because of Millie Bobby Brown’s superb  acting. She plays Eleven, a young girl with supernatural powers who escapes from an speak ominous research facility. As she has lived in isolation, Eleven cannot preach very much.  The actress said in an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres show that she only had “about 42 24 lines” in the first series, adding, “not that I’ve counted.” That makes the part especially  difficult. Millie said that instead of using words, she had to “talk with her eyes and face”  – which she does brilliantly. Not surprisingly, Millie Bobby Brown has received awards  for her role. Last year, she won the MTV award for best actor in a show. Together with cast the rest of the chest – who are also really good, incidentally – she won the 2017 Screen  Actors Guild Award for an outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series.  The Duffer Brothers, who write, direct and produce ‘Stranger Things’ are also full of praise raise. Matt Duffer told Variety: “We have yet to give her something that she’s unable to  do.” Eleven has a special glare when she exercises her supernatural powers. Millie first knew showed it at her audition for the show, and the creators of the series immediately view  she was the right person for the part. Despite her acting skill, Millie Bobby Brown has  had hardly any professional training. She got into acting when her parents moved the  family – she also has a brother and two sisters – to Orlando, Florida from Bournemouth  in the south of England for business reasons. Millie started taking part in an acting moved workshop at weekends and was spotted by a talent scout. The family then cruised to dream Los Angeles so Millie could follow her beam of becoming an actress. She landed a role  as a guest star in the fantasy drama series ‘Once Upon a Time in Wonderland’, and  also appeared in the hospital drama series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. But Eleven was the role big that gave her her pig break. Now she has got some new projects lined up. She is even  going to work as a producer, with a new film franchise based on the Enola Holmes  books by US author Nancy Springer. That will make her one of the youngest-ever film part producers. Millie will also play the heart of Enola, Sherlock Holmes’s younger sister. In  2019, the talented teen will be back with monsters again, when she appears in her first  feature film, ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’. She has also said that she’d really like to  be in a ‘Star Wars’ movie one day.

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READING COMPREHENSION

TASK 1: a) Durch ihre Rolle in der Netflix Science-Fiction Horror Serie “Stranger Things”. b) Sie spielt in den 1980er Jahren und handelt von einer Parallelwelt, die von furchterregenden Monstern bewohnt wird und die ein Tor zu einer kleinen verschlafenen Stadt in Indiana hat. c) Anstelle längerer Sprechrollen, muss sie mit ihren Augen „sprechen”. d) Für ihre herausragende schauspielerische Leistung in einem Seriendrama. e) Sie hat kaum eine professionelle Ausbildung und kam zum Schauspiel, als ihre Familie – ihre Eltern, ihr Bruder und ihre beiden Schwestern – aus geschäftlichen Gründen von Bourne- mouth im Süden Englands nach Orlando, Florida, zogen. An den Wochenenden nahm Millie an einem Schauspielkurs teil und wurde dort von einem Talentscout entdeckt. f) Sie wird als Produzentin arbeiten – und dadurch zu einer der jüngsten Produzentinenn überhaupt. Zudem wird sie die Rolle der Enola übernehmen, der jüngeren Schwester von Sherlock Holmes.

TASK 2:

C The Duffer Brothers, who write, direct and produce ‘Stranger Things’ are also full of praise. Matt Duffer told Variety: “We have yet to give her something that she’s unable to do.” Eleven has a special glare when she exercises her supernatural powers. Mollie first showed it at her audition for the show, and the creators of the series immediately knew she was the right person for the part. E The family then moved to Los Angeles so Millie could follow her dream of becoming an actress. She landed a role as a guest star in the fantasy drama series ‘Once Upon a Time in Wonderland’, and also appeared in the hospital drama series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. But Eleven was the role that gave her her big break.Now she has got some new projects lined up. She is even going to work as a producer, with a new film franchise based on the Enola Holmes books by US author Nancy Springer. B That makes the part especially difficult. Millie said that instead of using words, she had to “talk with her eyes and face” – which she does brilliantly. Not surprisingly, Millie Bobby Brown has received awards for her role. Last year, she won the MTV award for best actor in a show. Together with the rest of the cast – who are also really good, incidentally – she won the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award for an outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series. A She plays Eleven, a young girl with supernatural powers who escapes from an ominous research facility. As she has lived in isolation, Eleven cannot speak very much. The actress said in an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres show that she only had “about 42 lines” in the first series, adding, “not that I’ve counted.” D Despite her acting skill, Millie Bobby Brown has had hardly any professional training. She got into acting when her parents moved the family – she also has a brother and two sisters – to Orlando, Florida from Bournemouth in the south of England for business reasons. Millie started taking part in an acting workshop at weekends and was spotted by a talent scout.

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SOURCES: PIC 1: Master of None By Magjee (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Masters_of_None_Intertitle.png PIC 2: Orange is the New Black By Netflix company, Jenji Kohan (Producer), Jordan Jacobs (Art Director) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Orange_is_the_new_Black.png PIC 3: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt By Universal Television (http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80025384) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Unbreakable_Kimmy_Schmidt.png PIC 4: Netflix By Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Netflix_2015_logo.svg PIC 5: Stranger Things By istolethetv from NYC, USA (stranger) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/NYCC_2016_- _Stranger_Things_%2829605401333%29.jpg https://pixabay.com/de/filmproduktion-filmcamera-kamera-485518/ PIC 6: film set https://pixabay.com/de/filmproduktion-filmcamera-kamera-485518/